The Small-Scale Community Solar Guide is a set of resources that outlines what you need to know to get a small-scale community solar project off the ground.
The first version of the Small-scale Community Solar Guide was written by the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney with input from Embark, Repower Shoalhaven, Moreland Energy Foundation, ClearSky Solar Investments and Starfish Initiatives. It was originally developed in 2014 as part of the National Community Energy Strategy project (Appendix E). The project was funded by ARENA. Special thanks go to Erland Howden for facilitating the workshop that led to the development of the first version of this Guide. The second version of this Guide has been written by Community Power Agency in its capacity as Secretariat of the Coalition for Community Energy.
This 2017 update was again a collaborative effort bringing in contributions from Pingala, Starfish Initiatives, Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group, The Hub Foundation in Castlemaine, CORENA, Repower Shoalhaven, Bendigo Sustainability Group and Environmental Justice Australia. Special thanks to Brendan Lim of LittleSketch.es for donating his time to update the Decision Tree diagram. Sustainability Victoria provided funding to resource the update and publication of this second edition of the Guide.Coalition for Community Energy.
